Neanderthal

Name of the cave in Germany where a fossil skeleton was found in 1856. Neanderthals are fossils from the Middle East and Europe, dated to between 80,000 and 30,000 years ago, which are considered sapiens, but are less advanced than sapiens sapiens. Neanderthal burials have been discovered. Their stone industries are elaborate: they are grouped under the name Mousterian.